Funny. I had the opposite view re hawks optical quality being worse than MTC.
The main advantage was with MTC, Gary and Sammie would get things sorted. Hawke for me was 50/50 Russian roulette. ... either excellent or total shite.
Optically, MTC has become even better and hawke have upped their game too re my perceived quality.
The connect .... well I could never connect with it. My eyes found it weird.
I cant comment in the hawke as its not something I go out of my way to look at tbh.
As for eye relief.... if its on a PCP whats the issue. A .338 LM I get your point but it isnt an issue really is it.
Boils down to how your eye works with both and how the image works for you and your brain.
Personally I like the MTC scb ret and some of the variants.
You need to look through both... side by side if you can .... but thats not always possible. The BSS would have been a possible opportunity.
In a battle of wits I refuse to engage with an unarmed person.
To one shot one kill, you need to seek the S. Kill only comes from Skill